Baseball Recap: Monrovia Sets Scoring Season-High Against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monrovia). They were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won three in a row.

The team relied heavily on Zach Oliphant, who went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Kluemper, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

Bulldogs

Batting Average

04/23/25 @ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter	41.9%
04/22/25 vs Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter	35.7%
04/16/25 vs Beech Grove	37%
04/15/25 @ Beech Grove	19.2%
04/14/25 @ Park Tudor	25%
+ 22 more games

Monrovia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.

Monrovia now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7.

Coming up, Monrovia will head out on the road to take on Indianapolis Shortridge at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs are facing the Blue Devils at the right time seeing as the Blue Devils are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, they will be playing at home against Bethesda Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.56 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of.